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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 View Current Conditions
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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  Actual Average Record
Temperature
Mean Temperature 75 °F -  
Max Temperature 86 °F 71 °F 91 °F (2007)
Min Temperature 66 °F 51 °F 34 °F (1971)
Cooling Degree Days 10    
Growing Degree Days 25 (Base 50)    
Moisture
Dew Point 64 °F    
Average Humidity 70    
Maximum Humidity 87    
Minimum Humidity 47    
Precipitation
Precipitation 0.00 in - - ()
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure 30.09 in    
Wind
Wind Speed 6 mph (SW)    
Max Wind Speed 8 mph    
Max Gust Speed 20 mph    
Visibility 10 miles    
Events Rain , Thunderstorm    
Averages and records for this station are not official NWS values.
T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value Source: NWS Daily Summary
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Local Photos
Azaleas in the Fog
Just outside my front door, in Tuesday's sunrise mist. This is Klondyke, the golden one, an Exbury type.
Midnight Azaleas
Couldn't resist the way these lovelies looked after a midnight thundershower. Used only the light from the porch, muffled the flash, unedited picture.
Foggy Sunrise
Another shot of the fog on that enchanted morning.
Azaleas in the Fog 2
A vertical shot of the same flowers as the other photo.
Thunderclouds 4
Actually, this was taken a bit earlier in the day, before things really got to popping!
Aftermath
As the storm abated, a brief rainbow appeared. This was taken along the way home from the post office where I had waited out the pounding hail, and thi...
Faded Glory 2
Another view of our country's flag, tattered but still bravely flying against the storm.
Thunderclouds 3
Although I did not see any rotation, this sure looked like a wall cloud to me. Certainly there was plenty of turbulence going on in the sky!
Faded Glory
A rather tattered flag flies bravely in the face of the storm this afternoon.
First Day of May
Feels more like the first day of August, with temps in the upper 80Fs.
Astronomy
May. 20, 2013 Rise Set
Actual Time 6:27 AM EDT 8:08 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 6:00 AM EDT 8:36 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:26 AM EDT 9:09 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:51 AM EDT 9:45 PM EDT
Moon 3:18 PM EDT (5/1) 3:14 AM EDT (5/1)
Length Of Visible Light 14h 36m
Length of Day
13h 41m
Waxing Gibbous, 73% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 1
Waxing Gibbous
May 5
Full
May 12
Last Quarter
May 20
New
May 28
First Quarter
Hourly Observations
Time (EDT) Temp. Heat Index Dew Point Humidity Pressure Visibility Wind Dir Wind Speed Gust Speed Precip Events Conditions
12:54 AM 72.0 °F - 66.0 °F 81% 30.09 in 9.0 mi South 8.1 mph 19.6 mph N/A   Overcast
1:54 AM 71.1 °F - 64.9 °F 81% 30.09 in 10.0 mi SSW 8.1 mph - N/A   Overcast
2:54 AM 70.0 °F - 64.0 °F 81% 30.09 in 10.0 mi South 6.9 mph 17.3 mph N/A   Scattered Clouds
3:54 AM 69.8 °F - 64.4 °F 83% 30.12 in 10.0 mi South 5.8 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
4:54 AM 68.0 °F - 62.6 °F 83% 30.13 in 10.0 mi South 3.5 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
5:54 AM 68.0 °F - 62.1 °F 81% 30.11 in 10.0 mi SSW 8.1 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
6:54 AM 66.9 °F - 60.1 °F 79% 30.12 in 10.0 mi SSW 6.9 mph - N/A   Clear
7:54 AM 68.0 °F - 60.1 °F 76% 30.13 in 10.0 mi SW 5.8 mph - N/A   Clear
8:54 AM 70.0 °F - 62.1 °F 76% 30.14 in 10.0 mi SW 6.9 mph - N/A   Clear
9:54 AM 71.6 °F - 62.6 °F 73% 30.16 in 10.0 mi Variable 5.8 mph - N/A   Clear
10:54 AM 75.0 °F - 64.0 °F 69% 30.13 in 10.0 mi WSW 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
11:54 AM 78.1 °F - 64.9 °F 64% 30.12 in 10.0 mi Variable 5.8 mph - N/A   Clear
12:54 PM 80.1 °F 81.9 °F 64.9 °F 60% 30.10 in 10.0 mi West 5.8 mph - N/A   Clear
1:54 PM 82.0 °F 83.8 °F 64.9 °F 56% 30.08 in 10.0 mi Variable 5.8 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
2:54 PM 84.0 °F 85.4 °F 64.0 °F 51% 30.06 in 10.0 mi WSW 8.1 mph 17.3 mph N/A   Clear
3:54 PM 84.0 °F 84.5 °F 62.1 °F 47% 30.03 in 10.0 mi SSW 8.1 mph 17.3 mph N/A   Partly Cloudy
4:54 PM 84.0 °F 84.5 °F 62.1 °F 47% 30.03 in 10.0 mi South 6.9 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
5:54 PM 82.9 °F 84.0 °F 63.0 °F 51% 30.04 in 10.0 mi SW 6.9 mph - 0.00 in   Partly Cloudy
6:19 PM 80.6 °F 82.3 °F 64.4 °F 58% 30.07 in 7.0 mi SW 6.9 mph - 0.00 in Rain , Thunderstorm Light Rain
6:46 PM 77.0 °F - 66.2 °F 69% 30.08 in 10.0 mi WSW 3.5 mph - 0.00 in Thunderstorm Scattered Clouds
6:54 PM 75.2 °F - 66.2 °F 73% 30.08 in 10.0 mi West 3.5 mph - N/A Thunderstorm Partly Cloudy
7:07 PM 77.0 °F - 64.4 °F 65% 30.08 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Partly Cloudy
7:54 PM 75.0 °F - 64.9 °F 71% 30.03 in 10.0 mi NNE 3.5 mph - N/A   Clear
8:54 PM 73.9 °F - 64.9 °F 73% 30.04 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
9:54 PM 69.1 °F - 64.9 °F 87% 30.06 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
10:54 PM 68.0 °F - 64.0 °F 87% 30.06 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
11:54 PM 73.0 °F - 66.0 °F 79% 30.06 in 10.0 mi South 3.5 mph - N/A   Clear
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